Except today Maureen, BooBoo, and Patty came by to say hello with Doug and Maureen's new dog Zeus. Now that is a handsome dog, a pure black lab. I keep bugging Nana and Pop to get a dog, but no dice so far.
In any case, things are going smoothly at the Politi homestead. Pop has another doctor's appointment Monday or Tuesday, so hopefully we'll get some news. I wish I had more to report, but that's all for now.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Shit, Piss, and Corruption
I swear to god, those are the only three words Pop remembers anymore. I came downstairs after my shower this morning to discover Pop making his own breakfast and swearing up a storm (at least there were no large knives involved this time). You would have thought Nana was secretly plotting to sabotage him with the amount of profanities he used when he had to get a napkin from THE OTHER END OF THE FUCKING TABLE! Not a happy camper.
Besides being grumpy and bored all the time, Pop hasn't made any changes health-wise. Although he keeps scratching his head and making a sore at the top of it, and I think he has some dry skin on his nose and ears. The reason I think this is because Nana and I caught him filing the tip of his nose and ears with an emory board the other day. When Nana said something to him he said, "Well, this is what its fucking for!!" "No, hun, its for your nails!" "No! No, its not! It's for getting this f..... well you get the idea.
Besides being grumpy and bored all the time, Pop hasn't made any changes health-wise. Although he keeps scratching his head and making a sore at the top of it, and I think he has some dry skin on his nose and ears. The reason I think this is because Nana and I caught him filing the tip of his nose and ears with an emory board the other day. When Nana said something to him he said, "Well, this is what its fucking for!!" "No, hun, its for your nails!" "No! No, its not! It's for getting this f..... well you get the idea.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
What a beautiful Saturday
And luckily, Nana was able to get out and go to Fisher's Island with Paul, Tanya, and Jill (Tanya's roommate). Nana just got back and reported that she had a wonderful day - so many thanks Paulster for showing the ole girl a good time.
Meanwhile, Pop and I fended for ourselves here at the homestead. Vic was fine all day, had a quiet lunch, took naps on the porch, did the crosswords, all without a peep - until Nana came home. As soon as she walked in the door it was "Where's my sweater?" "Meta I need a pain pill." and when she asked how he was his response was, "I've had a fucking terrible day!"
So maybe she didn't have a great first step in the door, but when I told her how happy I was she had a good day, all she said to me was "Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Meanwhile, Pop and I fended for ourselves here at the homestead. Vic was fine all day, had a quiet lunch, took naps on the porch, did the crosswords, all without a peep - until Nana came home. As soon as she walked in the door it was "Where's my sweater?" "Meta I need a pain pill." and when she asked how he was his response was, "I've had a fucking terrible day!"
So maybe she didn't have a great first step in the door, but when I told her how happy I was she had a good day, all she said to me was "Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Friday, August 28, 2009
Darn Sudaks...
They brought this cold into our house :-(
I have been sick the past week and trying to avoid Nana and Pop, and I have been doing a good job too. Basically, I've just been sleeping after I get home from work - that's how lousy I feel.
But alas, its all for naught! Nana is now sick with an unending runny nose. I'm hoping with enough OJ and meds that we can knock it right out of her.
In Pop news, Vic doesn't have to see the doctor again for another month. After the month, he'll get tested, then we'll wait some more for the results, then we'll have some answers and maybe an interesting update.
Well that's all for now. I'll be back on Monday with another update (I'm going to UConn and Cape Cod this weekend for some irresponsible fun).
I have been sick the past week and trying to avoid Nana and Pop, and I have been doing a good job too. Basically, I've just been sleeping after I get home from work - that's how lousy I feel.
But alas, its all for naught! Nana is now sick with an unending runny nose. I'm hoping with enough OJ and meds that we can knock it right out of her.
In Pop news, Vic doesn't have to see the doctor again for another month. After the month, he'll get tested, then we'll wait some more for the results, then we'll have some answers and maybe an interesting update.
Well that's all for now. I'll be back on Monday with another update (I'm going to UConn and Cape Cod this weekend for some irresponsible fun).
Monday, August 24, 2009
I know, I know
It's been a very long time since I've posted and part of the reason is that I've been away on vacation and the other part is that nothing is happening here.
Right now we're waiting for Pop's doctor's appointment on Wednesday so the doctor can set up another appointment for him to get tested to see if the chemo did its job.
So we're doing a lot of waiting.
More to come soon.
Right now we're waiting for Pop's doctor's appointment on Wednesday so the doctor can set up another appointment for him to get tested to see if the chemo did its job.
So we're doing a lot of waiting.
More to come soon.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Good news everyone!
Wednesday was Pop's LAST TREATMENT OF CHEMO!
So this means that next week he's going back to get a CAT and PET scans, which will assess how effective the treatments were. So until then we're all holding our breath and hoping they worked (the next step would be radiation if it didn't).
In other exciting news, I will be going on a road trip to Kentucky today and coming back late Sunday night, so I'll be offline for that time.
Also Friday is Caroline's birthday and she and the family are coming over for dinner with Nana and Pop tomorrow night. Happy Birthday!!
That's all for now. :-)
So this means that next week he's going back to get a CAT and PET scans, which will assess how effective the treatments were. So until then we're all holding our breath and hoping they worked (the next step would be radiation if it didn't).
In other exciting news, I will be going on a road trip to Kentucky today and coming back late Sunday night, so I'll be offline for that time.
Also Friday is Caroline's birthday and she and the family are coming over for dinner with Nana and Pop tomorrow night. Happy Birthday!!
That's all for now. :-)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, Monday
And that pretty much means the same old, same old. Nana and I went shopping yesterday and got some nice towels and clothes respectively. Pop stayed home and talked with one of his old buddies. On Saturday, Nana and I took a trip to the miniature store, and when we left the house Pop was in his bed with the covers on. This of course is ridiculous considering how FREAKIN' hot and muggy the weather has been lately.
Besides his ludicrous cold-ness, Pop is doing okay. He has another doctors appointment tomorrow and is scheduled for another dose of chemo. Supposedly, he and Nana were told that he would receive six treatments of chemo. Tomorrow is that sixth treatment. So let's cross our fingers, kiss that rabbit's foot, get on our knees, and do whatever else it takes for a spot of good luck.
Besides his ludicrous cold-ness, Pop is doing okay. He has another doctors appointment tomorrow and is scheduled for another dose of chemo. Supposedly, he and Nana were told that he would receive six treatments of chemo. Tomorrow is that sixth treatment. So let's cross our fingers, kiss that rabbit's foot, get on our knees, and do whatever else it takes for a spot of good luck.
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